Acer Aspire 9420 Service Guide

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Acer eRecovery Management
Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer. 
The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on the system’s HDD. User-created 
backups are stored on D: drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides:
•Password protection
•Recovery of applications and drives
•Image or data backup:
•Backup to HDD (set recovery point)
•Backup to CD or DVD
•Image or data recovery tools:
•Recovery from a hidden partition (factory defaults)
•Recovery from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point)
•Recovery from CD or DVD
Note: If the computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery 
Management’s “System backup to optical disk” feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. To ensure the 
best results when recovering the system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management, detach all peripherals 
(except external Acer ODD, if equipped), including the Acer ezDock. 
						

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Acer eSettings Management
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specification and to monitor the system health status. 
Furthermore, Acer eSettings Management enables you to optimize your Windows operating system, so your 
computer runs faster, smoother and better.
•Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigating through the program effortlessly.
•Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users.
•Logs when a hardware component has been removed or replaced.
•Permits you to migrate personal settings.
•Keeps a history log of all alerts that were previously issued. 
						

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Acer eNet Management
Acer eNet Management helps you to quickly and easily connect to both wired and wireless networks in a variety of 
locations. To access this utility, either click on the “Acer eNet Management” icon on the notebook, or start the 
program from the Start menu. You also have the option to set Acer eNet Management to start automatically when 
you boot up the PC.
Acer eNet Management automatically detects the best settings for a new location, while offering you the freedom 
to manually adjust the settings to match your needs, simply by right clicking on the icon in the task bar.
Acer eNet Management can save network settings for a location to a profile, and automatically apply the 
appropriate profile when you move from one location to another. The settings stored include network connection 
settings (IP and DNS settings, wireless AP details, etc.), as well as default printer settings. The security and safety 
concerns mean that Acer eNet Management does not store username and password information. 
						

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Acer ePower Management
Acer ePower Management features a straightforward user interface. To launch it, select Acer ePower 
Management from the Empowering Technology interface, or double click the Acer ePower Management icon in the 
task tray.
AC mode
The default setting is “Maximum Performance.” You can adjust CPU speed, LCD brightness and other settings, or 
click on buttons to turn the following functions on or off: Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, CardBus, Memory Card, Audio, 
and Wired LAN.
DC mode
To suit your usage, there are four pre-defined profiles: Entertainment, Presentation, Word Processing, and 
Maximum Battery. Or, you can define up to three of your own profiles.
Battery status
For real-time battery life estimates based on current usage, refer to the panel on the lower left side of the window.
You can also click Settings to:
•Set alarms.
•Reload factory defaults.
•Select what actions will be taken when the cover is closed, and set passwords for accessing to the system 
after Hibernation or Stand-by.
•View information about Acer ePower Management. 
						

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Acer ePresentation Management
Acer ePresentation Management lets you select from two of the most common projector resolution: XGA and 
SVGA. 
						

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Acer OrbiCam
The Acer OrbiCam is a 1.3 megapixel CMOS camera appropriately mounted on the top of the LCD panel. The 
camera’s 225-degree ergonomic rotation allows you to capture high-resolution photos or videos up front or at the 
back of the LCD panel. The Acer OrbiCam fully supports the Acer Video Conference technology so that you can 
transmit the best video quality over an instant messenger service.
Rotating the Acer Orbicam
The Acer OrbiCam rotates 225 degrees counterclockwise to achieve the desired angle. Refer to the illustrations 
below:
Note: Do not rotate the camera clockwise to prevent it from the damage.
For your convenience, the camera snaps 45 degrees to match the position of your face in front in back of the LCD 
panel.
Launching the Acer OrbiCam (for 1.3 megapixel camera 
models only)
To launch the Acer OrbiCam, double click on the Acer OrbiCam icon on the screen or Click Start > All programs 
> Acer > Acer OrbiCam. The Acer OrbiCam capture windows window appears as below: 
No.Item
1 Lens
2 Power indicator
3 Rubber grip (selected models only)
# Item
123
# Item 
						

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Changing the Acer OrbiCam Settings
Resolution
To change the capture resolution, click the displayed resolution at the bottom right corner of the capture window, 
then select the desired resolution. 
Note: Setting the camera resolution to 640 x 480 or larger does not change the capture window size.
Options
Click Options to display the Window, Preview, and Folder tabs. Use the options to change the capture window 
size, preview settings, and the folder for captured photos or videos. 
						

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Camera Settings
• Basic settings: Click the Camera Settings icon on the bottom right corner of the capture display, then 
select Camera Settings from the pop-up menu. You can adjust the Video, Audio, and Zoom/Face 
tracking options from this window.
• Capture settings: From the Camera Settings window, click the Driver Settings button. The Properties 
window will appear.
•Device Settings allows you to change the camera brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, 
etc. 
• Advanced Settings allows you to achieve gain control, implement image mirror, select image 
enhancements and anti-flicker settings, and turn on/off the camera indicator.
Options Window, Preview Folder
Camera Settings
Video, Audio Zoom/Face tracking
Driver Settings
Properties
Device Settings
Advanced Settings
Zoom/Face Track SettingsCamera Settings
Video, Audio Zoom/Face tracking
Driver Settings
Properties
Device Settings
Advanced Settings
Zoom/Face Track Settings